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Diablo 4 Season 8 has brought changes to the grinding system of the game that the fan base rejected to some extent. Before the anger causes backlash, Blizzard has fixed the issues with a revamped Reputation gaming system to make the progression easier than ever.
Diablo 4 was the best dungeon-crawler game released in 2023. Since its initial release, Blizzard has always been careful with this game. Frequently, they come up with updates to fix bugs and errors. Even the game receives new seasons at regular intervals. Maintaining this tradition, on April 29, the game received season 8.
This introduction of Season 8 received mixed responses from players. Specifically, the heavy-grind method to reach the end game of Season 8 didn’t receive a warm welcome from the players. This same thing goes for the reduced drop rate for rare items during the early game. To streamline it, Blizzard has brought a hotfix that adjusts the reputation gain during gameplay.
One of the most substantial overhauls in Season 8 is the revamped reputation-gaining method. The world bosses of the game have undergone the biggest changes to reward 250 to 2,000 per kill. Previously, killing the world bosses used to grant players a decent amount of Reputation. This system has undergone a complete rearrangement to make the progress process easier.
After the hotfix is activated, taking down a Diablo 4 world boss rewards players eight times more progress than before. For the standard bosses, this increase has been tripled. While Blood Maidens provide players with 1,000 Reputation per kill, regular bosses give 750 for the same. Previously, both used to offer 250 Reputation.
A massively interesting addition to the list is Belial, the Lord of Lies. Season 8 has brought this formidable enemy back, and taking him down used to provide players with 1,000 Reputation. After this hotfix, eliminating the boss rewards players with 1500 Reputation. To make the new reputation count easier, here’s the list:
World Boss: Gain a boost from 250 to 2000.
Lair Boss: Received a boost from 750 to 1000.
Belial, Lord of Lies (Lair Boss Ambush): Reputation boost increased from 1000 to 1500.
Blood Maiden: Gain a boost from 250 to 1000.
Regular Boss: Increased from 250 to 750.
Season 8 has introduced a lot of new features to the game, including Apparition Incursions, a dynamic open world, and events where players can face off against powerful bosses summoned by Belial. However, the heavy-grinding system has been spoiling everything. Now that it’s fixed, the hotfix has brought some other changes to make the gameplay exciting.
One well-accepted change that this latest hotfix has brought is reducing the boss health bars. The patch note has confirmed that Apparition Incursion Bosses now have less health. This will effectively guide newcomers and those who have been struggling previously to progress through the game without issues.
With this one hotfix, Blizzard has ensured that Diablo players enjoy Season 8 to the fullest with a sped-up progression process. Gaining so much Reputation from beating bosses will help players progress through their Seasonal Reputation board quicker than ever. Additionally, if bosses have less health, the boss fights will also be a lot easier to complete.
Diablo 4’s success is mostly because of its impressive boss fights and progression method. The changes that Season 8 made to these processes weren’t accepted by fans. However, the quick reaction from Blizzard to fix the issues that players reported is commendable. It shows the developer's commitment to providing gamers with the best gameplay experience possible.
Moreover, the rapid action highlights how much the developer values community feedback. While most games ignore players’ complaints, Blizzard has fixed the issues within hours.
